Welcome to Thorneside. If you’re a new arrival, the place may look like just another sleepy town nestled among the rolling hills of Lindisfarne County. But spend some time here, meet the people, and you’ll soon see much more. Meet a church choirmaster who has been scanning obituaries for over twenty years, searching for one particular name. Meet a former big-city paramedic who now drives a hearse for the local funeral home so he doesn’t have to worry about killing his passengers. Meet a my...

Intended for high school and undergraduate students, this work provides an engaging overview of the abolitionist movement that allows readers to consider history more directly through more than 20 primary source documents.The Abolitionist Movement: Documents Decoded collects primary sources pertaining to various aspects of the American anti-slavery movement in the 18th and 19th centuries and presents these firsthand sources alongside accessibly written, ex...

Dream your wildest dreams of the future, and read how they end here. Each story is a different style and genre with a massive amount of real science to back it up.

In this unique and exhilarating autobiography, Allan Jones – Canada’s first blind diplomat – vividly describes how an untreatable eye disease slowly decimated his visual world, most challengingly during his postings in Tokyo and New Delhi, and how he discovered and took to heart the revelatory Indian philosophy that changed his life.Advaita Vedanta, the most iconoclastic and liberating of the classical Indian philosophies, profoundly altered the author’s experience of self and worl...

In "Where the Blue Begins," Christopher Morley invites readers into a whimsical exploration of imagination and the human spirit through the allegorical journey of its protagonist, Roscoe, who embarks on a unique quest for the elusive 'Blue.' This engaging narrative combines lyrical prose with elements of fantasy, reflecting the early 20th century's fascination with personal identity and existential inquiry. The literary style marries humor with philosophical musings which marks a departure...

Unleash the power of Python scripting to execute effective and efficient penetration testsKey FeaturesSharpen your pentesting skills with PythonDevelop your fluency with Python to write sharper scripts for rigorous security testingGet stuck into some of the most powerful tools in the security worldBook DescriptionCybercriminals are always one step ahead, when it comes to tools and techniques. This means you need to use the sa...

In "Pipefuls," Christopher Morley artfully weaves a tapestry of essays that celebrate the joys of everyday life through the lens of a pipe smoker. Using a colloquial and often humorous style, Morley invites readers into the comforting embrace of his musings, exploring themes such as friendship, leisure, and the simple pleasures of pipe smoking. His prose is characterized by a blend of nostalgia and wit, and the book serves as both a social commentary and a personal reflection, embodying th...

This is a baker's dozen of short stories in every subject imaginable, and each with an O'Henryesque ending.

An insider's account of the rise of digital money and cryptocurrenciesDubbed "CryptoDad" for his impassioned plea to Congress to acknowledge and respect cryptocurrencies as the inevitable product of a fast-growing technological wave and a free marketplace, Chris Giancarlo is considered one of "the most influential individuals in financial regulation." CryptoDad: The Fight for the Future of Money describes Giancarlo’s own reckoning with the future of the gl...

Short mysteries requiring deep scientific knowledge to unravel and solve.

Landmarks in Nephrology points the reader to some of the seminal observations which have led to the practice of nephrology as we know it today. Twenty areas of nephrology are covered by discrete chapters, with the editors selecting the ten most important papers ever published in that field. These range from observational and experimental studies from the 18th century, which laid the groundwork for our current understanding of the kidney, through to recent randomized controlled clinical tri...

Two friends—a Democrat and a Republican—travel across America "on a deeply personal journey through the heart of a divided nation . . . to find growth, hope and fundamental strength in their own lives" (Bob Woodward) and the country they love, in good times and bad.In the year before Donald Trump was elected president, Jordan Blashek, a Republican Marine, and Chris Haugh, a Democrat and son of a single mother from Berkeley, CA, formed an unlikely friendship. Jordan...